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Post by Owen on Sept 8, 2020 4:56:42 GMT
1 ~~~ These Stargazing Tips Will Help You See Stars and Constellations From Your Backyard ~ Travel and Leisure ~~~ Learn how to spot stars and constellations from your backyard or balcony with these tips.
Can you navigate the night sky? It’s easier than you think. If you’ve got time on your hands and access to some outside space — even a balcony — it can take just 20 minutes each evening to master the night sky’s major sights.
After just a few short stargazing sessions, you’ll be able to point out several constellations and major stars, and you'll begin to understand their incredible stories, Earth’s journey around the sun, and your own very special place in the cosmos.
www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/space-astronomy/stargazing-tips ~ 23 August 2020 ~ |
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Post by Owen on Sept 8, 2020 5:05:21 GMT
2 ~~~ Your Cosmic Address Is the Trippiest Thing You'll Learn Today (Video) ~~~ Where are we? Take the ultimate journey through the cosmos, and find out where you really are.
It’s time to get a powerful new perspective on life, the universe, and everything. Yes, things aren’t going too well on planet Earth in 2020, but worrying won’t get us anywhere. So instead, take a step back from everything that’s going on and just consider this: we all live on a little blue-green planet orbiting an average star on the outskirts of a massive galaxy of up to 400 billion other suns. Incredibly, that’s just a tiny part of the story.
www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/space-astronomy/earth-cosmic-address ~ 09 July 2020 ~ |
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Post by Owen on Sept 8, 2020 5:06:50 GMT
3 ~~~ Space Travel and Astronomy ~~~ Space exploration has captured the world’s interest ever since the famous Space Race between the Soviet Union and the U.S. during the Cold War, which culminated in the U.S. landing the first humans on the moon in 1969. In fact, it was only mere decades ago that the idea of space tourism—not just for astronauts and scientific research but for leisure and recreation—was the stuff of science fiction: Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Today, space travel for the common man is no longer a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when,’ thanks to the ingenuity and imagination of self-funded business magnates with an eye on the sky.The space tourism raceA few major players have emerged in the race towards the first commercial flights to space. Prototypes from Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space line are readying to take its first passengers on a suborbital space flight to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere. Meanwhile, SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer founded by Tesla Motors CEO and investor Elon Musk, has begun launching rockets into orbit, with the ambitious end goal of enabling human colonization on Mars.Of course, the price of airfare to space is still well beyond most anyone’s means—a single seat on Virgin Galactic will put you out of $250,000. Luckily, the rest of us can still gaze upon the worlds beyond ours from our backyards. Stargazing remains a beloved nightly pastime, where views of phenomena like the northern lights and lunar eclipses can be seen for free with just the naked eye.Space is the tourism industry’s next frontier, and Travel + Leisure remains on the pulse of every technological achievement and development made towards it becoming a reality. From the gear passengers will wear to the logistics of getting on a flight, check back here for the latest news and updates. www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/space-astronomy |
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